JGL Racing Parts Ways With Dakoda Armstrong

DENVER, N.C. – JGL Racing has parted ways with driver Dakoda Armstrong, effective immediately.

Armstrong has piloted the team’s No. 28 Toyota entry in the NASCAR XFINITY Series since 2016. However, due to lack of sponsorship payments, JGL Racing has been forced to part ways with Armstrong for the remainder of the year.

“We really hate that it has come to this,” said James Whitener, owner of JGL Racing. “However, this business is driven by sponsorship and when payments aren’t made then we cannot continue to race out off our own pocket. I hate this for our race team as well as Dakoda. We all appreciate the effort he has put into the growth of JGL Racing and wish him nothing but the best of success moving forward.”

The No. 28 entry will not go to Dover Int’l Speedway for this weekend’s event. The team will instead will re-focus on the remaining events on the schedule. The JGL Racing No. 24 entry will continue to race for the remainder of the season with Corey LaJoie (youtheory) and Dylan Lupton (Nut Up Industries) sharing driving duties.

“We will focus on finishing out the season with our programs on our No. 24 Toyota,” added Whitener. “We will explore future options for the No. 28 entry as well as focusing on finalizing programs for both cars for the 2018 season.”